Region · Australia
Where to stay in Northern Territory
This guide covers 3 destinations in Northern Territory, a first-level administrative division of Australia, with 35 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Darwin, Alice Springs and Palmerston City. Across its destinations, April to September are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (DRW).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Places to stay
- 35
- Comfortable in the most places
- April to September
- Main airport
- DRWDarwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin
- Currency
- AUDAustralian dollar
- Time zone
- Australia/Darwin
Destinations
Destinations in Northern Territory
Every destination in this guide in Northern Territory, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 139,902 | 26 | DRW · 5 km |
| Alice Springs | 231 | 5 | ASP · 12 km |
| Palmerston City | 194 | 4 | DRW · 13 km |
Where to stay
Places to stay in Northern Territory
4 places to stay in Northern Territory from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Where | Rooms |
|---|---|---|
| Adina Apartment Hotel Darwin Waterfront aparthotel | Darwin | |
| Quest Alice Springs aparthotel | Alice Springs | 101 |
| Quest Palmerston aparthotel | Palmerston City | 114 |
| Vibe Hotel Darwin Waterfront hotel | Darwin |
Where to stay
More hotels in Northern Territory
31 hotels in Northern Territory recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Lasseters | Alice Springs | 1981 |
| Victoria Hotel, Darwin | Darwin | |
| A Good Rest B&B | Alice Springs | |
| Argus Apartments Darwin | Darwin | |
| Argus Hotel Darwin | Darwin | |
| BIG4 Howard Springs Holiday Park | Palmerston City | |
| Club Tropical Resort Darwin | Darwin | |
| Darwin City Hotel | Darwin | |
| Desert Palms Alice Springs | Alice Springs | |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Alice Springs | Alice Springs | |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Esplanade Darwin | Darwin | |
| H on Mitchell Apartment Hotel | Darwin | |
| H on Smith Hotel | Darwin | |
| Hidden Valley Holiday Park | Darwin | |
| Hilton Darwin | Darwin | 2013 |
| Hilton Garden Inn Darwin | Darwin | 2023 |
| Magnum Serviced Apartments | Darwin | |
| Mantra on the Esplanade Darwin | Darwin | |
| Mantra Pandanas Darwin | Darwin | |
| Mercure Darwin Airport Resort | Darwin | |
| Metro Advance Apartments & Hotel Darwin | Darwin | |
| Mindil Beach Casino Resort | Darwin | |
| Novotel Darwin Airport | Darwin | |
| Novotel Darwin CBD | Darwin | |
| Oaks Darwin Elan Hotel | Darwin | |
| Quality Hotel Darwin Airport | Darwin | |
| Quest Berrimah | Palmerston City | |
| Ramada Suites by Wyndham Zen Quarter Darwin | Darwin | |
| Rydges Darwin Central | Darwin | |
| Rydges Palmerston - Darwin | Palmerston City |
When to go
Best time to visit Northern Territory
From the climate of 3 destinations in Northern Territory with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: April to September.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 3 | 32 °C | 437 mm |
| February | 0 of 3 | 32 °C | 351 mm |
| March | 0 of 3 | 32 °C | 287 mm |
| April | 1 of 3 | 33 °C | 112 mm |
| May | 1 of 3 | 32 °C | 21 mm |
| June | 1 of 3 | 31 °C | 1 mm |
| July | 1 of 3 | 31 °C | 0 mm |
| August | 1 of 3 | 32 °C | 1 mm |
| September | 1 of 3 | 33 °C | 13 mm |
| October | 0 of 3 | 34 °C | 69 mm |
| November | 0 of 3 | 34 °C | 131 mm |
| December | 0 of 3 | 32 °C | 271 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Northern Territory
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Northern Territory name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
DRW · Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin
ASP · Alice Springs Airport
SNB · Snake Bay Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Northern Territory, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Australia
Regional holidays observed in Northern Territory
Nearby
Regions near Northern Territory
Other regions of Australia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.